Automatic weft-replenishing loom



L- AITKEN.

AUTOMATIC WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTA), 1915. RENEWED JUNE 9, 1919.

' 1,875,885.; t nted Apr. 26,1921.

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L. AITKEN.

AUTOMATIC WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM. APPLICATION FILED SEPPQ. 1915. RENEWED JUNE 9.1919.

1,375,885 v P tented Apr- 26, 1921.

Q 3 SHEETS-SHE T 2.

L. AITKEN.

AUTOMATIC WEFT REPLENiSHING LOOVMJ APPLICATION FiLED SEPT,9,1915. RENEWED JUNE 9,1919.

193759885, I Patented Ap1".26,1921.,

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nearer; series earner LEUNARD AITKEN, OF LA'W'BENCE, MASQACH'USETTS, ASSIGNCE T LAXVRENCE DUCK COMPANY, OF LAW'RENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS,

AUTOMATIC WEF'DREfPLENIfiEING LOU E.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARDAITKEN, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certa n new and useful Improvements in Automatic VVeft-Replenishing Looms, of which the following is a specification.

' filling.

.This invention relates to looms that have means for automatically replenishing the My copending application, berial N 0. 831,355, filed- April 13,1914, shows such a 100111, and the present invention'consists in improvements applicable to such a loom.

. Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents an end elevation of the -change end of .a loom embodying the improvements hereinafter described;

Fig. 2 represents "an elevation, partly broken out; of shuttle-ejecting mechanism a [which is shownin part in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 representsa vertical section, on a larger scale, in a plane from front to rear of the loom, through the shuttlechanging mechanis Fi {represents a sectional view showing the 's" uttle box portion of the lay and the filled shuttle in the shuttle box and as hav upper portion of the shuttle carrier, the latter being about to deposita filled shuttle as in the shuttle box.

- Fig. 5 represents a sectional view showing the shuttle carrier as having deposited a ing not returned from the shuttle-depositing position. The spent shuttle is about to be de osited upon the shuttle carrier 1 1 g. 6 represents an elevation of the shutt-le carrier in the same position as that shown by-Fig. 5, with the spent shuttle deposited thereon. f

Fig.v 7 represents a'top'planview of the I change end or shuttle-box portion of the 1 lay, the rear of of the lay,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 253-, 1921i. Application filed September 9, 1915, Serial No. 49,?63. Renewed dune 9, 1919.

Serial No. 363,001.

sively to the shuttle-changing mechanism, a brief description of the loom will be suiticient for present purposes.

The loom uses two shuttles alternately. While oneshuttle is traveling back and forth through the shed, the other shuttle is held 1n reserve; and when the filling in the worlr ing shuttle is about to run out, the weaving mechanism is automatically stopped through theaction of well known feeler mechanism.

The stopping of the weaving mechanism is followed by the operation of the shuttle changing mechanism, shuttle istaken away from the shuttle box and the reserve shuttle, containwhereby the spent ing a filled bobbin, is substituted for the spent shuttle. v The interchange of shuttles is followed by the transfer of the spent shuttle to loading mechanism which includes a bobbin magazine and means for transfer-- ring a filled bobbin from said magazine into the spent shuttle.

The weaving mechanism is automatically set in operation after the shuttles have been interchanged, and may continue in operation until another weft replenishing'operation is necessary.

The working shuttle and the reserve shuttle are indicated respectively at a; and w in Fig. 1. The reserve shuttle rests upon a sup port 10. The shuttlebox at the change end of the lay 11 includes the usual binder 12,

. the usual overhanging shuttleguard 12 and the movable shuttle-box front 13. Suitable clutch mechanism (not shown) which is commonly used in weft replenishing looms known as the Stafford loom, is controlled by feeler mechanism to stop the Weaving mechanism and to operate the replenishing mechanism whenever new filling is required. Inorderto permit the interchange of shut tles, the. movable shuttle-box front 13 is raised abgve the top of the shuttle, as shown by Figs. by arms 14 which are pivotally mounted upon a rod 15. This-rod is mounted in a bracket 16 carried by the lay Al n arm 17 rigidly connected to the arms 14 is connected by a link 18 withacam lever 19. The fulcrum memberof this lever is indicated at 20,. A roll 21 carried by the lever is arranged to be engaged by a cam 22.. This and 5. The member 13 is carried cam is affixed to a shaft 23, which shaft is sometimes termed the change shaft in, the Stafford loom liereinbefore mentioned. The cam raises the shuttle-box front and holds the latter elevated for a sufficient length of time to permit the removal of the spent shuttle and the deposit of the reserve shuttle, and the return movement of the shuttle-box 5 front is caused by atension spring 24.

Theautomatic stop mechanism is timed to cause the lay to stop at or near the position shown by Fi s. 1, 3 and 5. As soon as the shuttle-box ront 13 has been raised sufliciently to release the spent shuttle, the latter is ejected by ejecting mechanism which is shown-by Fig. 2. The ejector or shuttle-engaging member is indicated at 25. It is affixed to an arm 26which is mounted upon a pivot pin 27 arranged below and movable with the lay. The ejector is arranged to extend between theshuttle-binder 12 and the guard 12 thatoverhahgs the latter, and is curved so as to be substantially concentric in relation to the axis about which it swings when ejecting a shuttle. A stud or projection 28 carried by the arm is bored for the reception of a rod 29. The lower end of this rod is pivotally connected to a lever 30. This lever is arranged upon the fulcrum member 20 hereinbefore mentioned, and is provided with a projection 31 which is arranged to coact with acam 32'on the shaft 23. The effect of the cam is to raise the rod 29, and such movement of the rod is transmitted to the arm 26 by a helical compression spring 33. This. spring is arranged upon the rod and compressed between the stud 28 and a collar 34, the latter 35 being fastened to the rod. The spring 33 enables the ejector to stop in case the shuttle should. become caught, and permits the rod 29 to have its full upward movement without causing breakage or injury of the connections. Furthermore, the spring has a cushioning effect which lessens the force of .the im act of the ejector against the shuttle. It wil be observed that the point of initial contact between the ejectorand the shuttle is a substantial distance above the center of the shuttle. In the Stafford loom herein- A before mentioned,'the ejector is arranged to on age the shuttle initially near the bottom or e ow the center of the latter, such rela- 250 tion being due to the fact that in the stafl'ord loom the pivot about which the ejector swings is above the shuttle. One objection .to the ejector in the Stafford loom is that it .fsometimes causes theshuttle to tip over and 5 5 lie upon its side. This is due primarily to act that the shuttle-supporting surface ,klay is inclined considerably with relaon toa horizontal plane when the shuttle- ;i changing operation takes place. At such time the topof the shuttle 1s tipped toward e vrear of the loom, and the shuttle conseg uently tends to tip over'upon'its rear side.

his tendency *ejector, because the latter st 's the shuttle below the center. The tipping afthe shuttle is increased the Stafford,

in the Stafford loom is not especially objectionable, because the shuttle is not reloaded automatically but is merely discharged from the loom upon the floor or into a receptacle lying upon the floor. But in a loom which has mechanism for automatically reloading the spent shuttle, it is necessary to keep the shuttle always in coiiperative relation to the devices which act upon it. Itis for this reason that I have arranged the ejector, in the present instance, to engage the shuttle initially above the center, in which relation the initial tendency of the shuttle to tip back, due to the inclination of the shuttle-sup- )ortim surface of the la Y is neutralized.

It is not necessary that the point of contact between the ejector and the shuttle remain above the center of the shuttle throughout the ejecting movement; for when the inertia of the shuttle has been overcome, the tendency to tip over will not be sufficient to cause actual tipping. Fig. 2 includes dotted lines indicating the extent to which the ejector moves. From this it may be seen that the point of engagement between the ejector and the shuttle will progress downwardlywith relation to the shuttle; and that said point will be approximately midway between the top and bottom of the shuttle when the ejector has reached the limit of its ejecting movement. I

As the shuttle is ejected it passes from the lay to a receiver 35. A plan view of the receiver is included in Fig. 7. It has flange portions 36, 36' which are arranged to be engaged by the front side of the shuttle to prevent over-travel of the shuttle. The end portions 37 of these flanges are curved to cooperate with the end portions ofthe shut tle so as to register the shuttle endwise with 1 5 relation to the device by which the shuttle is subset; ently taken. The receiver has guiding flanges 38, 38 which are arranged toslide in guides 39, 39 carried by. the lay. The receiver is aflixed to the upper end of a rod or post 40, the lower endof which is guided by a member 41 which oscillates with the sword shaft 42. A member 43, is aflixed, to the rod 40 and is arranged to coact with a cam lever 44. The fulcrum of this lever is the member 20. hereinbefore mentioned. A boss 45 formed upon the lever rests upon a cam 46, said cam being carried by the shaft23. The effect of the cam is to lift the receiver 35, to'elevate the spent shuttle w as shown by Fig. 5 and as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.3. The spent shuttle is held in its elevated position for a sufficient length, of time to permit the shuttle carrier, hereinafter described, to carry the: reserve shuttle into the shuttle box. The shuttle carrier is indicated as a whole at 50, and it includes an arm or lever 51 and other details which will be described in due course. The arm 51 is arranged upon a sta-.

- from the support to the shuttle box of .ary in the position shown by Fig.

ne'raees carries a cam roll 53 which coacts with a q cam 54 on the shaft 23.

While the weaving mechanlsni IS in op eration theishuttle carrier remains station l and by full. lines in Fig.- 3; but in the course of changing the shuttles the carrier moves from the saidposition to the position shown by Fig. 5, thereby carrying the reserve shuttle the lay. This movement of the carrier is efi'ecte'cl by a helical tension spring 55, and the return movement of the carrier is effect ed by the cam 54.

The main body of the shuttle carrier has a shuttlesupporting surface 56 upon which the spent shuttle rests while being carried to thesupport 10. The reserve shuttle, in traveling from the support 10 to the shuttle box of the lay, does not rest upon the surface 56 but rests upon a pairof fingers 57.

Clhe rear ends 58 of these fingers are bent upwardly so as to engage the rear-side of the shuttle, as shown by Fig, 4 and by dot ted lines in, Fig. 3. The carrier is provided with a clamping device 60' by which the spent shuttle is held in place upon the sun face 56. The clamping deviceis pivotally mounted uponthe rod 61 which is afiixed to the carrier. A helical torsion spring'GQ is coiled about the rod, and one end thereof is hooked to the device 60 shown best by Fig. 9. The other end 63 of the spring: is arranged in a hole formed in a collar 64.

This collar is mounted upon the rod and is fastened thereto by a setscrew' 65. The collar is set in. aposition that will keep the device 60 constantly under s uingstress and normally-in contact with t e body of the carrier as indicated at 56. Th carrier is provided with a pair of upstanding cars 67 at its front side, in position to be engaged by the front side of thespent shuttle. The clamping device 60 has a pairv of ears 68 whose surfaoesfi?) are arranged to engage the rear side of the spent shuttle- Whenthe deviceGO is in its normal position as shown by Fig. 9, the distance between the surface 69 and the confronting surfaces of the ears 67 is slightly less than the width of the shuttle, and, in order to insert the shuttle between them it is necessary to de press the device 60 slightly against the stress of the spring 62., Consequentiy when the spent shuttle'is seated, upon'the surface 56 it is clamped against the ears 67 by the ears 68 and-is thus held with, sufficient force to prevent displacement. y

The clampingdevice 60 carries a pair of clampingdevices 7.0, 70 which coact respectively with ,the upturned cnds 58 of. the shuttle-supporting fingers 57 to clamp the filled shuttle. Thenxembcrs 70are connected to'the cars 68 by pivot pins 71. Headed studs 72 are aflixed to the clamping device 60 and extend loosely through holes 73 in the members 70. Helical compression springs 7d are arranged upon the studs 72 and are compressed betweenthe device 60,

and the devices 70, and force the latter toward the ends 58 of the fingersf57. The heads 7 5 of the studs are arranged to keep the members 70 from being forcedtoo far in the direction of the ends 58. When the -.Inembers 70 are in their normal positions as shown by Fig. 9, the distance between them and the confronting faces of the ends 58 is slightly less than the widthof the shuttle,

and it is necessary to force the members 70 away from the ends '58 in order to permit the-shuttle to rest upon the fingers 57 as shown by Fig. l. But when the shuttle is seated upon the fingers as shown by Fig. 4',

its rear side is clamped againstthe ends 58 by the stress of the two springs 74:, and the shuttle is thus held firmly upon the carrier during its passage from the support 10 to the shuttle box of the lay. Assuming that the weaviiw' mechanism has been stopped for replenishment of the weft and that the shuttle-changing mechanism has been set in operation as hereinbefore partly explained,-tlie carrier 50 moves.

from the position shown by Figs. 1 and 3 toward the layl The shuttle-supporting fingers 57 pass under the shuttle w" resting on the support 10, and the clamping members 70 engage the front side of the shuttle,

thereby'lnoving theshuttle toward the lay.

The inertia ofthe shuttle is sufficient to.

move the members 70 against the stress of the springs 74, and although the springs react almost immediately, the intervalfis sufficient to enable the shuttle to take its place.

in the angle of the fingers 57, 58.

In order to disengage the filledshuttle from the upturned ends 58 of the fingers 57 so that the fingers will'not pull the filled shuttle out of the shuttle box after having deposited it there, the fingers are arranged so that their tips traverse'an are lower than that traversed by the shuttle-supporting surface of the lay; (See Fig. 5). In this connection it is necessary to raise the filled shuttle relatively to the fingers 57 in order to enable the filled shuttle to go into the shuttle box. vided with a pair of fingers 76 which project toward the front of the loom, as shown by Fi s. 4 and 7. The upper surfaces of these fingers are inclined relatively to the shuttle-supporting surface of the lay, and

are arranged to intersect the arc traversed by the rear bottom edge of the shuttle. It.

follows, therefore, that the shuttle will rideupon the fingers 76 and will thus" be lifted out of engagement with the tips 58 of the fingers 57, and during the remainder of the movement of the carrier toward thelaythe For this reason the lay is 'profilled shuttle will be supported by the lay althou h still receiving lateral movement from t e carrier The carrier has aninterval of dwell in the position shown by Fig. 5, during which the receiver 35 descends to deposit the spent shuttle .7: upon the surface 56. Ashereinbefore stated, it is necessary to depress the clamping device 60 in order toseat the spent shuttle upon the surface 56. Such seating of the shuttle is insured by one or more shuttle-engaging portions 77 on the. shuttlebox front 13. (See Fig. 5). When the receiver 35 descends, the lower front, edge of the shuttle settles into the angle formed by the surface 56 and ears 67, but the lower rear edge of the shuttle is caught by the cars 68 of the clamping device. The cam 22 is timed to cause the shuttle-box front to de-- scend during the carriers interval of dwell in the position shown by Fig. 5, and during the descent of the shuttle-box front the portlon or portions 77 engage the upper rear edge of the spent shuttle and bear downwardly thereon with suflicient force to depress the member 60 and seat the-shuttle on the surface 56. As the member 13 continues to descend, it-engages the ears 68 and further depresses the member 60 against the stress of the spring 62 but as soon as the ears 68 have been disengaged from the member 13 in consequence of return movement of the carrier, the member 60 rises in response to its spring 62 until its movement is arrested by clamping action on the shuttle.

Before the shuttle carrier reaches its extreme forward position the front side of the v spent shuttle thereon engages the front wall v '80 and 81 is to operate the loader 82,--Which kn 10' of the shuttle support 10, and the shuttle is thereby arrested. The clamping device 60, however, continues to move with the carrier and isdeflected downwardly by the shuttle so that the ears 68 pass under the shuttle before the device is returned to its normal position as shown by Fig. 9.

After the spent shuttle has been deposited upon the support 10, but before the change shaft 23 hascompleted one revolution a dagger (Fig. 1) is raised so that its rear end will register with a striker 81 carried by the lay. The function of the members transfers a 'full bobbin from the magazine 83 tothe shuttle w. The forward end of the dagger 80 is connected by a pivot member 84 to an arm 85. This arm is arranged to swing upon a pivot rod 86, and it has suitable connection with the loader 82 which is likewise pivoted upon said rod. As shown by Fig. 1, the member 80 rests upon the upper end of a rod 87. This rod is carried by a member '88 whose lower end is connected by pivot member .89 with a cam lever 90. This lever has a toe 91 which rests upon a is mounted upon the fulcrum member 20 hereinbefore mentioned. As the lever is raised by the action of the cam 92 the member 88 rises and such motion is transmitted to the rod 87 by a cushioning spring 93, the latter being adapted to observe the movement of the member 88 in case the striker 81 should overhang the free end of the dagger 80 so as to prematurely arrest upward movement of the latter.v

The dagger 80 is provided with a pin or other projection 94 against which a latching device 95 bears. This latching device is mounted upon a pivot stud 96 and has a weight portion 97 by which the member 95 is automatically moved under the projection 94 when the latter has risen to its highest position. The dagger 80 isthus latched in re ister with the striker 81, althou h the rod 8 is permitted to descend imme iately by its lifting cam 92. The dagger 80 remains-in register with the striker 81 until the lay has gone forward and part way to the rear after theinterchange of shuttles. As the dagger 80 is carried forward by the striker 81 it transmits the necessary motion to the arm 85 to cause the loader 82 to descend, and, at the same time, the projection 94 on the dagger is carried beyond the latching device 95 so that the dagger is no longer supported by the latching device but is supported exclusively by its pivot member 84 and by the striker 81. As the striker moves to .the rear after having caused the operation of the loader 82, it releases the rear end of the dagger 80, and the latter then drops, the projection 94 at such time being in front of the latching device 95.

The stopping of the change shaft 23 and the restarting of the weaving mechanism is has completed one revolution. The mechanism for those purposes includes a starting shaft 100, an arm 101 aflixed thereto, a rod 102 pivotally connected at .103 to the arm 101, a collar 104 aflixed to said rod, an operating lever 105 mounted upon fulcrum member 20, and a starting cam (not shown) on the shaft 231 The elements just recited are all well known and operate in the well own manner, and no further description of them will be necessary.

I claim:

1. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with a shuttle box having a shuttlebinder and an overhanging shuttleuard,

of a shuttle-engaging device mounte upon a pivot arranged under, and movable with, said shuttle-box, said device being arranged to extend between said shuttle-binder and said shuttle-guard to engage the rear side of the shuttle near the top, and means arranged to actuate said device when the newest bination with the change shuttle-box, of

' means arranged to put a full bobbin in a arran spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating means therefor arranged to carry the filled shuttle from. the first said means to said shuttle-box, said carrier having means ged to clamp the frontand rear sides of the filled shuttle. f

d. In a weft-replenishin loom, the'combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a filled bobbin in a spent shuttle, ashuttlecarrier and operating means therefor arranged to carry the filled shnttle froin the first said means to said shuttle-box, ail-abutment on said car rier arranged to engage the filled shuttle, a spring-pressed clamping device on said carrier arranged. to coact with said abutment to clamp the filled shuttle.

5. in a weft-replenishing'loom, the com-v bination with the means arranged to put a filled bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating? means therefor arranged to carry the change shuttlebox, of-

filled shuttle from the first said means tosaid shuttle-box, yielding cushioning-means carried by said carrier and arranged to push the filled shuttle from'the first said means to said carrier, and means on said carrier and arranged to coa'ct with said cushioning means toclamp the shuttle.

- 6'. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of

h means arranged to put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttlecarrier and operating means therefor arranged to carry the filled shuttle from the first said means to said shuttlabox, means arranged to clamp the shuttle on said carrier, and means arranged to release the shuttle from said clamping means. I Y

7. in a weft-replendishin loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of

means arranged to put a full bobbin in it spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating means therefor arranged to carry the filled shuttle from the first said means to said shuttle-box, means arranged to clamp the shuttle on said carrier, and means carried by said shuttle-box and having a shuttle-deflecting surface arranged to re lease the shuttle from said clamping means.

8. In a weft-replenishing loom, the comsaid shuttle support.

bination with the change shuttle box, of

means arranged to interchange a filled shuttle and a spent shuttle in said shuttle-box,

bobbin-supplying means arranged to pitta full bobbin into a spent shuttle, the first said means being arranged'to transfer the shuttles from said bobbinsupplying means to said shuttle-box and vice versa, said interchangingmeans including shuttle-clamping means arranged to hold the filled shuttle and including shuttle-clamping means ark f rangedto hold the spent shuttle. 9. In a weft-replenishing loom, the con1 bination with the a shuttle-support, means arranged to putchange shuttle-box, of I, i

a full bobbin in a spent shuttle on said i support, a shuttle-carrier, shuttle-clamping means carried by said carrier and arranged to receive a spent shuttle from above, said shuttle-clamping means including a spr ngpressed clamping element, means arranged to transfer a spent shuttle from said shuttle box to said clamping means, means arranged.

to depress the'spent shuttle into said shuttle-t clamping means, means arranged to move said carrier to transfer the spent shuttle to said shuttle-support, and means arranged to put a full bdbbin into the spent shuttle on 10. In a weft-re lenishin loom, the coinbination with the change shuttle-box, of

a shuttle-support, a shuttle-carrier-having a platform for a spent shuttle and a platform for a filled shuttle, an abutment and a spring-pressed shuttlc-engaging element arranged on said carrier to clamp a spent shuttle on said spent-shuttlefplatform, aspringpressed'device and an abutment arranged to cl'amp a filled shuttle on said filled-shuttleplatform, means arranged to put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle on said shuttle-sup:

port, means arranged to move said carriersupport to 'said shuttle ranged to transfer the spent shuttle from to carry the filled shuttle from said shuttle: ox, and meansar- 1110 said shuttle-box to said spent-shuttle-platform, said carrier-moving means being arranged to moveothe carmer to transfer the spent shuttle to said shuttle-support.

11. in a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with a change shuttle-box hav-- ing a shuttle'binder, of a, shuttleengaging device arranged to pass over saidshuttlebinder and to-act on the rear face of the shuttle, and means arranged to actuate said device when the shuttle-box is inclined towardthe rear of the loom to move the shuttle toward the front of the loom. r

12.. In a weft-replenishing loom','the COITlbination with a change shuttle-box having a shuttlebinder, of a shuttle-engaging device mountednpon a. pivot arranged nnder and movable "with said shuttle bolt; the;

' upper portion of said device being arranged to over said shuttle-hinder, and. aeans;13t

arranged to actuate said device when said shuttle-box is inclined toward the rear of the loom, to move the shuttle toward the front of the loom.

13. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with a change shuttle-box including a shnttle-binder, of means arranged to interchange a shuttle in said shuttle-box and a spare shuttle, and means arranged to put a full bobbin in the spare shuttle, said shuttle-interchanging means including a shuttle-engaging device arranged to pass over said shuttle-binder and to act on the rear face of the shuttle, and mechanism arranged to actuate said device when said shuttle-box is inclined toward the rear of the loom, to move the shuttle that is in said shuttle box toward the front of the loom.

14. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arrangedto put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttle carrier and operating mechanism therefor arranged to transfer shuttles to and fro between said shuttlebox and the first said means, means arranged to clamp a filled shuttle on said carrier, means arranged to transfer a spent shuttle from said shuttle-box to said carrier,

and means arranged to clamp the spent shuttle on said carrier.

15. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating mechanism therefor arranged to transfer shuttles to and fro between said shuttlebox and the first said means, said carrier. having a shuttle-clamping face arranged to engage a filled shuttle and having a shuttleclamping face arranged to engage aspent shuttle, spring-stressed means carried by said carrier and arranged to coact with the first said face to clamp the filled shuttle, and spring-stressed means carried by said, carrier and arranged to coact: with the other said face to clamp the spent shuttle.

16. In a weft-replenishing 100m, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating mechanism therefor arranged to transfer shuttles to and fro between said shuttle-box and the first said means, said carrier havin abutments between which a filled shuttle and a spent shuttle may lie, spring-stressed shuttle-clamping means arranged between said abutments to coact with one or more of the latter to clamp a filled shuttle, and

spring-stressed shuttle-clamping means carrled by the first said clamping means to coact with one or more of said 'abutments to clamp a spent shuttle.

17. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin in a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier and operating mechanism therefor arranged to transfer shuttles to and fro between said shuttlebox and the first said means, said carrier.

I filled slmttle conjointly with one or more of said abutments, and spring-stressed shuttleclamping means arranged to clamp a spent shuttle conjointly with one or more of said abutments.

18. In a weft replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, shuttle-clamping means, means arranged to transfer the spent shuttle from said shuttle-box to said shuttle-clamping means, and means arranged to co-act with said clamping means to transfer the spent shuttle to the first said means.

19. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, a carrier, means arranged to transfer the spent shuttle from the shuttlebox to said carrier, means arranged to clamp the spent shuttle on the carrier, and means arranged to move the carrier to transfer the spent shuttle to the first said means.

20. In a weft-replenishing loom. the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into aspent shuttle, shuttle-clamping means, and means arranged to co-act with said clamping means to transfer the filled shuttle from the first said means to the shuttle-box.

21. In a weft-replenishing loom, the combination withthe change shuttle-box, of-

means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, a carrier arranged to transfer the filled shuttle from said means to the shuttle-box, and clamping means carried by said carrier and arranged to clamp the spent shuttle to transfer the latter to the first said means.

22. In a weft-replenishing 100m, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier, resilient means carried by said carrier and arranged to transfer the filled shuttle from the first said means to the carrier, and means arranged to co-actwith said resilient meansto clamp the filled shuttle on the carrier, the latter being movable to transfer the shuttle to the shuttle-box.

23. In a weft-replenishing 100111, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of shuttle-loading means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, and mechanism arranged to interchange the spent shuttle in;

bination "with the change 'shnttle-box, of.

newness the shuttlabcx' and a filled shuttle supported by saidshuttle-loading means, said mechthan inelndin Ia shuttle-carrier having means arrange to clamp the filled shuttle and means arranged to clamp the spent shuttle I v 2 3-. In a weft-replemshing loom, the commeans arranged to put'a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, and shuttle-changing mechanism com rising a shuttle-carrier movable back and orth between the shuttle-box and carried b bination with the change said means to carry the filled shuttle'to the ,shuttle-boxand-to carry the spent shuttle to said means, and shuttle-clamping means said carrier to hold one of the shiittles t ere0n.

25. In a weft-replenishing loom the 001m bination with the fchange shutt e-box, of means arranged" to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, and mechanism arranged to transfer thespent shuttle from the shuttlebox to said means, said mechanism'including shuttle-clamping means arranged to clamp the spent shuttle during transit.

26. In a weft-replenishing loom, the com- 7 shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, and shuttle-changing mecha nism comprising a carrier arranged to transfer a filled shuttle to said shuttle-box and to transfer the spent. shuttle to said means and shuttle-clamping means arranged to clamp loom the com shuttle-box, of

means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle, means arranged to carry the filled shuttle from the first said means to signaturc.-

said shuttle-box, and spring-stressed shuttie-clamping means carried by said carrying means and arranged to hold a spent shuttle. 29. In a weft-replenishing looln, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle a shuttle-carrier and operating means therefor arranged to carry a spent shuttle to the first said means, means arranged to transfer the spent shuttle from said shuttle-box to said carrier, and means arranged to clamp the spent shuttle on said carrier.

30. In a weft-replenishim loom, the combination with the change shuttle-box, of means arranged to put'a full bobbininto a spent shuttle, a shuttle-carrier, shuttleclamping means carried by said carrier and arranged to hold a shuttle thereon, said shuttle-clamping means including a springstressed shuttle-clamping element, means arranged to transfer a spent shuttle from said shuttle-box to potential clamping position, relatively to said shuttle-clamping means, means arranged to displace said spring-stressed element to open said shutftle-clampin means for the reception of the spent shutt e, and means arranged to move said carrier to transfer the spent shnttle to the first said means. v

31. In a weft-replenishing loom the combination with the change? shuttle-bdx, of means arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent 'shuttle, means arranged to carry the filledshuttle from the first said means to said shuttle-box, and shuttle-clamping .means carried by said carrying means to hold the shuttle thereon.

32. In a weft-replenishing bination with the change loom the oomshuttle-box, of

-means' arranged to put a full bobbin into a spent shuttle a' shuttle-carrier and operatherefor arranged to carry a shuttle to and from the'first said means, and

ing means t shuttle-clam ing means carried bysaid carrier to hold he shuttle thereon.

In testimony whereof I have; afi'ixed my friseltann irman. 

